Jmj

Today, November 13, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini ["Mother Cabrini"] (Italian, foundress of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, founded 67 schools, hospitals, orphanages in Europe and Americas, d. 1917 [first U.S. citizen canonized (1946)])
St. Abbo of Fleury (French, Benedictine abbot, teacher, writer (on astronomy, grammar, philosophy, mathematics, canon law, theology, biography, etc.), ambassador to Vatican, martyred by stabbing in 1004)
St. Brice (French, orphan, bishop, d. 444)
St. Didacus of Alcala [Diego] (Spanish, hermit, Franciscan brother, missionary, d. 1463)
St. Gredifael (Welsh, abbot, 7th century)
St. Homobonus of Cremona [Omobono] (Italian, tailor, married layman, supporter of the poor, d. 1197)
Pope St. Nicholas I "the Great" (Roman, elected to papacy as a deacon in 858, died 867)
St. Stanislaus Kostka (Polish, nobleman, Jesuit novice, died 1568 at age 17)
Sts. Antoninus, Zebinas, Germanus, and Ennatha (three men [beheaded] and a virgin [burned alive] martyred in 297)
Sts. Arcadius, Paschasius, Probus, Eutychian, and Paulillus (Spanish, martyred in Africa in 437)
St. Caillin of Ferns (Irish, bishop, 7th century)
St. Columba of Cornwall (English, virgin, martyred)
St. Dalmatius of Rodez (French, bishop, d. 580)
St. Devinicus of Caithness [Denick] (Scottish, bishop, 6th century)
St. Eugenius of Toledo (Spanish, bishop, d. 657)
St. Gredifael of Wales (French or Welsh, abbot, 7th century)
St. Kilian of Aubigny (Irish, missionary in France, 7th century)
Bl. Mark of Scala (Italian, Benedictine abbot, c. 1280)
St. Maxellendis of Caudry (French, virgin, martyred [stabbed] by her betrothed c. 670)
St. Mitrius of Aix [Mitre] (Greek, slave, martyred by beheading 314)
St. Narbonne (priest, martyr)
St. Nicholas Tavelic, Adeodatus Aribert, Stephen of Cueno, and Peter of Siardus (Norbertines, d. 1230)
St. Quintain of Rodez (African, bishop in France, c. 527)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron saint -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John


-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 13, 2001

Answers

[From Mother Cabrini:]
"We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success, nor on sciences that cloud the intellect. Neither does it depend on arms and human industries, but on Jesus alone."

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 13, 2001.

The city of San Diego in California was named after San Diego de Alcalá, one of the Saints mentioned yesterday.

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), November 14, 2001.

Thanks, Enrique. I didn't know that. JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 15, 2001.

Jmj

On November 13, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints and blesseds whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini of Sant'Angelo Lodigiano [Francesca Saverio] ["Mother Cabrini"] (Italian, foundress of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, founded 67 schools, hospitals, orphanages in Europe and Americas, d. 1917 [first U.S. citizen canonized (1946)]) [On U.S. “particular calendar”]

St. Abbo of Fleury (French, Benedictine abbot, teacher, writer (on astronomy, grammar, philosophy, mathematics, canon law, theology, biography, etc.), ambassador to Vatican, martyred by stabbing in 1004)
Sts. Antoninus, Zebinas, Germanus, and Ennatha (three men [beheaded] and a virgin [burned alive] martyred in 297)
Sts. Arcadius, Paschasius, Probus, Eutychian, and Paulillus (Spanish, martyred in Africa in 437)
St. Augustina Pietrantoni of Pozzaglia Sabina [Agostina] [baptized Livia] (Italian, nurse in Sisters of Charity, martyred in defense of chastity [stabbed by a patient] at age 30 in 1894 [canonized 1999])
St. Brice of Tours (French, orphan, bishop, d. 444)
St. Caillin of Ferns (Irish, bishop, 7th century)
St. Columba of Cornwall (English, virgin, martyred)
St. Dalmatius of Rodez (French, bishop, d. 580)
St. Devinicus of Caithness [Denick] (Scottish, bishop, 6th century)
St. James of Alcalá [Diego] (Spanish, hermit, Franciscan brother, missionary, d. 1463)
St. Eugenius of Toledo (Spanish, bishop, d. 657)
St. Gredifael of Whitland (French or Welsh, abbot, 7th century)
St. Homobonus of Cremona [Omobono] (Italian, tailor, married layman, supporter of the poor, d. 1197)
St. Kilian of Aubigny (Irish, missionary in France, 7th century)
Sts. Louis Versiglia of Oliva Gessi [Luigi] and Callistus Caravario of Cuorgné Canavese [Callisto] (Italian, Salesian missionary bishop and layman in China, martyred by gunfire [at ages 57 and 27] in 1930 [canonized 2000])
Bl. Mark of Scala [Marco] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, c. 1280)
St. Maxellendis of Caudry (French, virgin, martyred [stabbed] by her betrothed c. 670)
St. Mitrius of Aix (Greek, slave, martyred by beheading 314)
St. Narbonne (priest, martyr)
Pope St. Nicholas I of Rome ["Nicholas the Great"] (Italian, elected to papacy as a deacon in 858, died 867)
St. Nicholas Tavelic of Sibenik [Nikola], Adeodatus Aribert [Deodat], Stephen of Cueno [Stefano], and Peter of Narbonne [Pierre] (Croatian, French, Italian, French … Franciscan friars in Jerusalem … martyred by Moslems in 1391 [canonized 1970])
St. Quintain of Rodez (African, bishop in France, c. 527)
St. Stanislaus Kostka of Rostkovo [Stanislaw] (Polish, nobleman, Jesuit novice, died 1568 at age 17)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints or blesseds and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 13, 2003.